Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. on June 23, 2021. The breach occurred on January 20, 2021, due to an external system breach (hacking) affecting 99 individuals in total, including 9 residents. The compromised information included Social Security Numbers, and identity theft protection services were offered for 24 months through Experian.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/13b1e35e-1084-416e-9991-85d4317b4264.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/-tds-

"id": "-td224072525",
"linkid": "-tds-",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2021",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 99,
                        'industry': 'Telecommunications',
                        'name': 'Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 99,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
                                                        'Numbers',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security Numbers'},
 'date_detected': '2021-01-20',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-06-23',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. on June 23, '
                '2021. The breach occurred on January 20, 2021, due to an '
                'external system breach (hacking) affecting 99 individuals in '
                'total, including 9 residents. The compromised information '
                'included Social Security Numbers, and identity theft '
                'protection services were offered for 24 months through '
                'Experian.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-06-23',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Identity theft protection services '
                                       'offered for 24 months'],
              'third_party_assistance': ['Experian']},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}